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Dear Friends,
i wrote gmat a few days back and got a score of 660.First I would you like to get acquainted with my profile:
Name : Captain Varun Sharma

Qualification : Post graduate diploma in business administration (hr)- 66%
Bachelor of Commerce ( hons) 57 %

Work Experience : More than 7 Years
Captain in Army ( Artillery) March 2009-till date
Lieutenant in Army ( Artillery) March 2007- March 2009
Senior Customer Care Executive ( bpo) 1 year
Customer Care Executive 6 months


Extra Curricular : Moderating a group meant to help the retired army officer in finding a
Job. Started this group 2 years back and has more than 450 members at present with most of the members contributing a positive manner.
: Helping Battle Casualties and war widows.

Hobbies : Acting
: Listening music
: Playing Soccer, tennis, cricket.
Being in army i have participated in various operations and have always produced positive result. I
have led teams consisting of 150 men and have worked in a difficult terrain and varied situations. My biggest strengths are being positive, flexible ,adaptive to any situation and a helpful team member.
Please evaluate my profile for
ISB
WHARTON
MIT SLOAN
HEC PARIS
ROTMAN
OXFORD SAID
KENAN FLAGLER

Hi Varun when applying to top schools a score above 700 is desirable. Looking at Isb 2010 GMAT Mid 80% Range 670-760 with average score 709 . If you could either improve your gmat score or change the school list that would help you. The schools you mentioned seems bit stretch. You don't have a typical Indian it male profile your background is distinctive compared to other Indian candidates so use it to leverage your profile.

FutureWorks wrote:Hi Varun when applying to top schools a score above 700 is desirable. Looking at Isb 2010 GMAT Mid 80% Range 670-760 with average score 709 . If you could either improve your gmat score or change the school list that would help you. The schools you mentioned seems bit stretch. You don't have a typical Indian it male profile your background is distinctive compared to other Indian candidates so use it to leverage your profile.

Thanks for the advice Kavita. I am afraid that i will not be able to give gmat again and have to go ahead with this score.Can you please suggest me which all schools should i apply to. How do you rate my candidature for these colleges:-
1. Rotman
2. Queen
3. Richard Ivy
4. Melbourne Business School
5. Kelly School of business
6. Emroy
7. IESE

Varun best thing to do at the given stage is- check the previous class profile of the given schools to see the gmat score range. Other aspects of your profile seem good and differentiated so showcase it well . Please note that it's not just academics that determine your candidature but also beyond academics and your work exp that will be considered by ad com.
The best way to choose a B school is based on career goals. You need to see if the schools will help you realizing those goals. Apart from that factors like what the school specializes in, geography location including urban/rural factor, size of classes in school (big class or small class), alumni success rate. Also you need to keep in consideration what recruiters tend to come on campus. You can talk to alumni's and career center wings to know further the opportunities the school provides you.

FutureWorks wrote:Varun best thing to do at the given stage is- check the previous class profile of the given schools to see the gmat score range. Other aspects of your profile seem good and differentiated so showcase it well . Please note that it's not just academics that determine your candidature but also beyond academics and your work exp that will be considered by ad com.
The best way to choose a B school is based on career goals. You need to see if the schools will help you realizing those goals. Apart from that factors like what the school specializes in, geography location including urban/rural factor, size of classes in school (big class or small class), alumni success rate. Also you need to keep in consideration what recruiters tend to come on campus. You can talk to alumni's and career center wings to know further the opportunities the school provides you.

First of all a big thanks for a candid advice.
I want to ask you that I have got 57 % in graduation i.e B.Com(Hons). I did graduation from delhi university and the highest % got by any student in this course does not exceed 72?%.I am a bit bothered about the gpa requirement of these schools.Please guide whether it really matters ?

PrecisionEssay wrote:OF course your GPA matters! And yes, yours is low. So first thing you gotta do it is find a good way to convert the grade (or have it done) second, you need to LET THEM KNOW things like the fact that the highest is 72%. Even with good grade conversions and having seen this a million times, Americans can;t help but think of their own 100% system, in which basically NOBODY gets less than a60 or even 70 (Grade inflation is totally outta hand) So you need to SHOW them (in an essay).

Thanks for the prompt reply Jon. I will surely mention this fact in a suitable essay.

Hi Prasad,


The Application has a section that allows students to elaborate on anything that you feel is important for the admission committee to know while evaluating your candidature. It could be relating to academics or even your personal history. For example if undergrad scores were not that great-which is your case then please use this place wisely to explain that. You might need to prove to the admission committee that your GPA won't be an issue. If you can tell in your application about any extra classes or courses you undertook in the subjects that you did not do well. This would highlight your zeal to learn and improve and in turn improve your low GPA situation. Alos tell them about the highest score sso they kepe that in consideration.